Gay Marriage Has Made $259 Million for New York City

If New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s figures that same-sex marriages brought in some $259 million in economic benefits to the city are correct–that means gay marriages earned the city around $30,000 per hour since they were legalized one year ago. […] But like you, we were wondering what “economic benefits” really means.

Snort. Well actually, I was not wondering that at all. Only in America might this be a relevant consideration or even news. It couldn’t just, you know, be the right thing to do by one’s fellow human beings…